https://www.motorsketch.com Hand-painted vintage-inspired automotive illustrations by Motorsketch. en-us https://www.motorsketch.com/work/alfa-giulia/ Continuing my penchant for Italian sports cars. Love the boxy old-school Giulia. Wanted this one placed on some dusty old Italian street, with the worn Campari ad nearby on the wall. The first work I used some sign-writing techniques to get that vintage "Alfa Romeo" script logo floating over the roadway. Brush markers, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 12 × 16 inches Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/alfa-giulia/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/nissan-gtr/ Hard to choose an angle to highlight on the GT-R. I played around with a few variations and am glad I settled on the rear-taillight view. Works nicely with the dramatic mountain landscape. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on hot-pressed Arches paper 12 × 16 inches Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/nissan-gtr/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/ae86/ AE86 Trueno is one of those cars that looks simple but hides real soul. This one was an experiment with a front-on view — I was chasing some anime-inspired colors and dynamics. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on hot-pressed Arches paper 12 × 16 inches Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/ae86/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/honda-nsx/ I first saw this in Pulp Fiction, and immediately loved it. Here I tried to depict the classic red color in an imagined side street somewhere in Japan. The perfect model to incorporate into a cityscape at night. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on hot-pressed Arches paper 12 × 16 inches Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/honda-nsx/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/audi-quattro/ I’ve always had a thing for those early 80s boxy, rally-inspired cars. The clean, aggressive lines of the original Quattro really speak to me. This was one of the first pieces where I began incorporating graphic elements into my work. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 12 × 16 inches Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/audi-quattro/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/porsche-356/ Exaggerated curves on this one, with some experimental surface techniques. The 356 is impossible not to love. The origin of the species! Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 12 × 16 inches Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/porsche-356/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/fiat-500/ Fiat "Bambino" - One of those examples of the rear view as appealing as the front. I used a very old Fiat logo as a reference for that huge block-letting in the background. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 12 × 16 inches approx. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/fiat-500/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/alfa-romeo-gta/ Flared sided Giulia for aerodynamic racing. One of my bigger horizontal pieces. I doubled down on that bold yellow background, with a nice blur to keep the focus on the GTA. Dream car. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 24 × 18 inches approx. Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/alfa-romeo-gta/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/bmw-2002/ I was going for a more expressive, abstract feel with this piece — playing with contrast, color, light, and dark. I love the classic shark-nose front end of these BMWs. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 24 × 18 inches approx. Sat, 10 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/bmw-2002/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/chevy-impala-ss/ Long black sedan fan! The SS version of this Chevy, really transforms a ho-hum family car into a legit muscle car. Appealing long lines and those double headlights. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 24 × 18 inches approx. Sat, 05 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/chevy-impala-ss/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/ferrari-testarossa/ Classic 80's wedge from above. I used a very darkened palette for this piece, emphasized by the abstract diagonal shadow. I see this as a naive/folk-art style icon or plaque. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 12 × 16 inches approx. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/ferrari-testarossa/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/jaguar-mk2/ Old school, Brit classic. The vintage Jaguar logo is such a cool design. I leaned-in on giving this piece a old, damaged, distressed look. Imagine stumbling across an old Jaguar poster. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 11 × 16 inches Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/jaguar-mk2/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/mini-cooper/ For their size, these mini's have some grunt to them. Top speed 100 mph. Experimental and quirky piece. The abstract neon pink/red semi-arc was fun to do. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 24 × 18 inches approx. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/mini-cooper/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/pontiac-gto/ I love the stacked headlights on the '66 model. Originally I had this in all-black, but pivoted to a deep purple color, which works well with the light on the windshield. Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 24 × 18 inches approx. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/pontiac-gto/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/vw-bug/ The original split-window design of the VW bug is a favorite feature on this one. I went heavy with the Japanese brush markers, which gives this piece a different feel. Brush markers, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 12 × 16 inches Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/vw-bug/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/porsche-911/ I wanted to keep this one raw, stripped-down. The deep-red violet, emanating from the background, hits the edges of this one nicely. A classy beast, on the ready in it's lair. Brush markers, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 12 × 16 inches Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/porsche-911/ https://www.motorsketch.com/work/vw-bus/ Based on an authentic Deutsche Bundesbahn (German Federal Railway) utility vehicle from the 1960s-70s. These Type 2 Kombis served as practical workhorses for railway maintenance crews across Germany. I wanted to keep this one floating on a white background to give it some pop. Brush markers, gouache, pastel, and ink on Bristol 12 × 16 inches Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.motorsketch.com/work/vw-bus/ © Motorsketch. All rights reserved.